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Comparison of oblique lumbar discectomy and fusion and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease

Comparison of oblique lumbar discectomy and fusion and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of lumbar degenerative disc disease

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100053967
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-12-04
Start date
2021-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-07

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Conditions

Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease

Interventions

Experimental group:Oblique lumbar discectomy and fusion

Sponsors

Fujian Provincial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Middle-aged and elderly patients aged >= 45 years; 2. Repeated low back pain with radiating pain or numbness of the lower extremity nerve root; 3. The imaging manifestations of the intervertebral disc are L2,3, L3,4 or L4,5 single segment protrusion, prolapse or free type, and the protrusion is more than 6mm from the posterior edge of the vertebral body; 4. The target intervertebral disc on X-ray or MRI shows obvious signs of degeneration, including "black disc sign", intervertebral space collapse, intervertebral instability and Modic changes; 5. After 6 months of conservative treatment such as drugs and physical therapy, the symptoms are still repeated; 6. Patients voluntarily participate in clinical trials, sign informed consent, and cooperate with clinical follow-up.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe spinal stenosis due to ligamentum flavum hypertrophy or bone hyperplasia, and imaging shows dorsal stenosis of the nerve root canal; 2. Abnormal hypertrophy of the psoas major muscle, vascular malformation, calcification of the intervertebral disc, too narrow or unclear structure between the anterior edge of the psoas major muscle and the abdominal aorta; 3. Combined with spinal tumor, infection, severe osteoporosis, the patient's overall physical condition is poor and cannot tolerate surgery; 4. History of previous abdominal surgery with incomplete follow-up data; 5. The investigator believes that other reasons are not suitable for participating in this clinical evaluation trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Japanese Orthopaedic Association Scores;Visual Analogue Scale;Oswestry disability index;Disc height;Foraminal height;Segmental lordosis;Cross-sectional area;Fusion rate;Short-Form 36 Health Survey;Complication;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incision length;Operation time;Intraoperative bleeding;Hospital stay;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXu Jie

Fujian Provincial Hospital

jiexu156@163.com+86 13950481734

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026